Spring-heel for shoes.



J. JASUS, A. PASTOR & G. BLASKO.

SPRING HEEL FOR SHOES.

APPLIGA'IION FILED JAN. 19, 1914.

Patented June 2, 1914.

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UNITED srA'rnsyENr OFFICE.

JAHN JASUS, ANDY PASTOR, AND GEORGE BLASKO, OF STREATOR, ILLINOIS.

SPRING-HEEL FOR SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1914.

Application filed January 19, 1914. Serial No. 812,931.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAHN JAsUs, ANDY Pns'ron, and Gnonon Bnnsno,subjects of the Emperor of Austria-I-Iungary, residing at Streator, inthe county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Spring-Heels for Shoes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in springheels for shoes.

An object of the invention is to provide a spring heel for shoes inwhich the spring or cushioning member is entirely hidden from view.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cushioning device forthe heels of shoes to absorb sudden shocks and jars incident to walking,thereby obviating undue injury and strain of the feet.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the natureof the invention is better understood, the same consists of the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinaftermore fully described and then claimed, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing by like characters throughout the several views,wherein Figure l is a perspective view of a shoe embodying ourinvention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of theheel. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line XX of Fig.2. 4 is an enlarged side elevational view of the spring.

Referring more particularly to the drawing accompanying thisapplication, the reference letter A designates the shoe having the heelB. The heel B is formed of a plurality of lifts, preferably as shown,being seven in number. The lifts 10 and 11 are of the usual form and areconnected together in any suitable manner.

The three central lifts designated 12 have centrally-disposed cut-outportions 13 as best seen in Figs. 2 and 3. The front walls of thecut-out portions of the lifts 12 are right-angularly disposed withrespect to the side walls of the cut-out portions, while the rear wallsthereof are suitably curved as shown. The lifts 10, 11 and 12 areprovided with suitable nail or screw openings 14 by which the severallifts are secured together.

Supported upon the uppermost of the lower lifts 11 is a block 15 of acontour similar to the cut-out portions 13 and mounted upon said blockis the spring cushioning member for the heel.

The spring is formed of a single length of resilient wire designated 16and bent to a form similar to the block 15 but slightly smaller thansaid block. As a securing means for the spring 16, we employ a simpleand inexpensive device consisting of an Lshaped strip 17 of sheet metal,the rear end of which is bent around the lower co11- volution of thespring at a point central of its width as shown at 18, and the front endof which extends upward over the front portions of the convolutions, andhas its upper extremity 19 bent around the upper convolution of thespring. The rear end of the spring constitutes the cushioning portionthereof and as shown in Fig. l, its action is perfectly free.

The spring 16 and sheet metal strip 17 are suitably secured to the block15 and in the assembled position as shown in Fig. 2, the said springextends upwardly into the cut-out portions of the intermediate lifts 12and engages the lowermost lift of the upper lifts 10. A space 20substantially equal to the thickness of the block 15 allows the spring16 to be compressed and distended.

The several. lifts described are all secured together by a flexible band21 surrounding the same.

It is to be noted that the addition of the above described spring to theheel of a shoe does not in any way mar the beauty thereof and willeffectively cushion the heel and re lieve the foot of the wearer fromundue strain and jars.

While we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of ourinvention, we do not wish to confine ourselves thereto as various forms,modifications, and arrange ment of the parts as shown may be had withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States 1s 1. A spring heel for shoes, comprising a plurality oflifts, some of the intermediate lifts having registering openings, aspring having 1ts convolutions bent to conform to the shape of saidopenings, a block supported below said openings 011 an adjacent lift ofthe heel, means for securing the spring to said block consisting of ametal strip ha 'ing its lower end below the lowest convolution of thespring and secured thereto, and its opposite end extending upward andsecured to the upper convolution of the spring, and a flexible shieldinclosing the heel lifts.

2. A spring heel comprising a plurality of lifts, some of which areformed with registering openings, a block conforming to the shape ofsaid openings and secured on an adjacent lift of the heel below saidopenings, a spring having its convolutio-ns bent to conform to the shapeof said block an L-shaped strip supported on said block, and having itslonger arm extending under the lowest convolution of the spring andsecured his GEORGE BLASKO.

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WVitnesses:

L. D. HOWE, JOHN FRAPP. Witnesses to mark:

M. Human, CHAS. HORACE.

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